Music:
Dave Matthews Band plays Xfinity Theater in Hartford Saturday 7pm. Tickets $49-$135. www.livenation.com
Sunday at 7:30pm, Patti LaBelle visits Mohegan Sun Arena! Tickets $19 - $39. www.mohegansun.com
Events:
Lite 100.5 WRCH’s Mike Stacy will be co-hosting and modeling at the Charity Fashion Show Saturday 6:30-8:30pm at Harbor Chase, 1000 Evergreen Way in South Windsor! Enjoy chef-prepared appetizers, desserts, and signature cocktails followed by a great fashion show with local celebrity models wearing clothing from Zahners Clothiers in Vernon and Soft Surroundings in Evergreen Walk. Admission is $35. All proceeds will go towards the American Cancer Society and the Midwest Food Bank- Northeast Division. (Harbor Chase shares a driveway with Costco) 860-269-3639
Saturday 5-9pm Join Hog River Brewing for Juneteenth Hart and Soul Fest and raise a glass to the people and culture of the beautiful city of Hartford. 20+ local vendors all day long. A portion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to the Urban League of Greater Hartford. Featuring music from DJ E.L. “The Crowd Pleaser” and DJ Mr Realistic! Hog River Brewing Co., 1420 Park Street, Hartford. www.hogriverbrewing.com
CT Sun vs. Seattle Storm at Mohegan Sun Arena Friday 7pm. See Husky Alumni Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart! Tickets $12 - $286. www.mohegansun.com
The Hartford Yard Goats host the Rubber Ducks this weekend and Saturday 7pm it’s a Marvel Defenders of the Diamonds Game with an appearance by Captain America! www.milb.com/hartford
The Southington Drive In Theater, 995 Meriden Waterbury Turnpike is open for the Summer! This Saturday it’s Frozen. Gates open at 6pm. Movie at dusk. $20 per carload, walk-ins $5 (lawn chairs welcome) Cash only.
Saturday come to beautiful Colonial Park Route 37 in Sherman to partake in an amazing "buried" treasure hunt. H.O.R.S.E. of CT, a Guidestar Gold charity in Washington invites you to join us to support our rescue horses and win an awesome prize for yourself or that special guy in your life. How about an overnight at either Foxwoods Casino or Mohegan Sun Casino? Spend an afternoon deep sea fishing off Long Island Sound, go Kayaking on the Farmington River. These treasures and so many others await you! Registration is at 11:30 and the games begin at noon. Cost is $30 per participant. www.horseofct.org
Needs some laughs this Father’s Day weekend? Check out Noel Miller Friday 7:30 & 10pm and Saturday 7 & 9:30pm at the Hartford Funny Bone on Buckland Hills Drive in Manchester. Tickets $42. 18+. www.hartford.funnybone.com
Hartford Stage presents Kiss My Aztec now through June 26th. John Leguizamo is the co-writer and producer of this new musical. Tickets $30-$110. 860-527-5151 or www.hartfordstage.org
The Goodspeed, 6 Main Street in East Haddam, continues with the Tony Award-winning musical “Cabaret” through July 3rd. Tickets $35-$76 with special offers on Military Night, Teachers Night, dining combos with the Gelston House and more. www.Goodspeed.org
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition is a collection of the artist’s renowned ceiling frescoes from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, reproduced in a format that allows viewers to get face-to-face with the masterpieces. Through 34 artfully displayed reproductions, this innovative presentation includes world-renowned pieces like The Creation of Adam and The Last Judgement. CT Convention Center in Hartford Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 6pm through June 26th. Tickets $17.40 - $22.20. Www.sistinechapelexhibit.com/hartford/
Six Flags New England is open for the season weekends including the waterpark and boasts the largest array of improvements in over a decade. There will be mobile phone food ordering and a new app, single rider lines to shorten waits on popular attractions and increased seating areas including shady spots. The park will open 7 day a week beginning SATURDAY! Admission is $79.99 at the gate. $69.99 for kids. Discounts are available online in advance, depending on which days. www.sixflags.com
Lake Compounce is also open and will be continuing its 175th birthday celebration this season! A full list of events for 2022 can be found at www.lakecompounce.com/things-to-do/events
It’s a taste of Hollywood right in Plainville with "The Witch's Dungeon Classic Movie Museum. Have you seen the new movie set from "Abbott & Costello
Meet Frankenstein!" Over 25 other life size figures & sets in their wax museum, plus displays of original movie makeup & props, from "Godzilla" to "Planet of the Apes". For a reservation call - 860-583-8306 - or leave a message in advance. Open Fri. thru Sun. - 6pm to 9pm at 103 East Main Street in Plainville, CT. www.preservehollywood.org
Take a ride on the Bushnell Park Carousel Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12-5pm. $2 per ride.
The Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport has opened for the season with ziplines and climbing.
The Adventure Park, 2007 Storrs Rd in Storrs is open. Enjoy ziplining and climbing to high energy music and colorful glowing lights on Glow in the Park Nights. The 9 trails at The Adventure Park consist of various challenges in the trees, including bridges, tightropes, ladders, and 26 ziplines. Non-climbing participants are admitted free of charge to share the experience on the ground and enjoy the property’s nature trails, picnic tables and community firepit. Tickets are available at www.myAdventurePark.com/SAP or 860-946-0606
Farmington Miniature Golf and Ice Cream Parlor on Route 4 in Farmington is open for the season 7 days a week. Friday and Saturday hours are 10am to 9pm. Sunday is 10am to 8:30pm, weather permitting. Scooping over 40 flavors. Golf is $8 before 6pm. $10 after 6pm. www.farmingtonminiaturegolf.com